Palettes / Colors / #DAB024

#DAB024 — Yellow

#DAB024 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DAB024 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #244FDB; it also sits naturally between #DB5524 and #AADB24. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 69% · Blue 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 83% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DAB024

.text { color: #DAB024; }
.background { background-color: #DAB024; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAB024; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 176, 36); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 72%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAB024; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 176, 36, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAB024; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 176, 36, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAB024">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAB024">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAB024

Tints of #DAB024

Tones of #DAB024

Color harmonies

Complementary — #244FDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAB024: #000000.

How #DAB024 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAB024 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAB023  ·  #DAB025 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAB024?

#DAB024 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 176, 36). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAB024?

#DAB024 is RGB 218, 176, 36 — HSL 46°, 72%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 83%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAB024?

Its complement is #244FDB; analogous partners are #DB5524 and #AADB24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAB024 for text?

Black text on #DAB024 has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.